41 Fla. L. Weekly D423aTop of Form Torts — Automobile accident — Evidence — Expert — Trial court erred in granting defendant’s motion for new trial on ground that neurosurgeon’s trial testimony that plaintiff’s herniated disc was caused by accident was outside his area of expertise and inadmissible under Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Read More »
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Workers’ compensation — Medical benefits — Diagnostic testing after claimant’s discharge from emergency room for workplace injury — Judge of compensation claims erred in denying claim for payment of medical bills for diagnostic testing
41 Fla. L. Weekly D401bTop of Form Workers’ compensation — Medical benefits — Diagnostic testing after claimant’s discharge from emergency room for workplace injury — Judge of compensation claims erred in denying claim for payment of medical bills for diagnostic testing on ground that further diagnostic testing was not directed at assessing or treating compensable Read More »
Where amount of judgment is modified on appeal, post-trial interest accrues from date of original judgment, rather than from date of verdict
41 Fla. L. Weekly D391b Top of Form Wrongful death — Medical malpractice — Damages — Interest — Where amount of judgment is modified on appeal, post-trial interest accrues from date of original judgment, rather than from date of verdict — Where trial court entered judgment which limited noneconomic damages, and appellate court reversed that Read More »
Insurance — General liability — Coverage — Injury to insured’s employee who was attending an event at an attraction owned by county which was hosted by the insured employer
41 Fla. L. Weekly D387bop of Form Insurance — General liability — Coverage — Injury to insured’s employee who was attending an event at an attraction owned by county which was hosted by the insured employer — Trial court properly found that the county and the county-owned attraction were additional insureds under the policy — Read More »
Insurance — Trial court erred in dismissing insureds’ breach of contract action against insurer on basis of counsel’s failure to appear at case management conference without findings that counsel’s failure to appear was flagrant, willful, persistent, or aggravated
41 Fla. L. Weekly D381aTop of Form Insurance — Trial court erred in dismissing insureds’ breach of contract action against insurer on basis of counsel’s failure to appear at case management conference without findings that counsel’s failure to appear was flagrant, willful, persistent, or aggravated DONNA MARIE JENKINS and RAYMOND MURDOCK, Appellants, v. ALLSTATE PROPERTY Read More »